185 result(s) for resignation
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
PM Viktor Orbán Named Péter Szijjártó As Candidate For Minister Of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- 21 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recommended Péter Szijjártó for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the President of Hungary, said Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Opposition Slams Hungary’s Govt Education Policy
- 7 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s opposition parties on Friday welcomed the resignation of the head of the body in charge of all state-run schools while slamming government changes to Hungary’s education system. The E-PM party alliance welcomed the resignation of Aranka Marek Pintér, reported by news portal Index earlier on Friday and confirmed by the Human Resources Ministry.
Hungarian Parties React To Mesterházy Resignation
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy on Thursday resigned as Socialist Party leader and parliamentary group leader. The 40-year-old politician said he would not compete for the post of party leader in the upcoming re-election of officials.
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
PM Viktor Orbán Named Péter Szijjártó As Candidate For Minister Of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- 21 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recommended Péter Szijjártó for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the President of Hungary, said Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Opposition Slams Hungary’s Govt Education Policy
- 7 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s opposition parties on Friday welcomed the resignation of the head of the body in charge of all state-run schools while slamming government changes to Hungary’s education system. The E-PM party alliance welcomed the resignation of Aranka Marek Pintér, reported by news portal Index earlier on Friday and confirmed by the Human Resources Ministry.
Hungarian Parties React To Mesterházy Resignation
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy on Thursday resigned as Socialist Party leader and parliamentary group leader. The 40-year-old politician said he would not compete for the post of party leader in the upcoming re-election of officials.